Saraya is one of my closest friends mn. Her mother choose it (from a book, I believe) as a variation of
Sarah. I suspect it was a variation of
Soraya, influenced by the popularity of
Sarah. I would be using it to honour her.
As for the British-esque names I've paired it with, well, that is a big part of my naming style, I suppose. My children are
George,
Adelaide, and
Cecily. Saraya doesn't exactly "fit" with those, another reason it had been put in the mn slot for so long.
Edited to add:
Saraya
Liora and Saraya
Lucia are both lovely!
This message was edited 2/22/2009, 9:41 PM